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Chang</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://fundamentalpiano.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22145870/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://fundamentalpiano.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Rosy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10835542615317388768</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22145870.post-113943299796515907</id><published>2006-12-08T12:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-28T08:21:29.686-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Content of Table</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Technique&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/objective.html"&gt;Objective&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-is-piano-technique.html"&gt;What is Piano Technique?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/technique-and-music.html"&gt;Technique and Music&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/basic-approach-interpretation-musical.html"&gt;Basic Approach, Interpretation, Musical Training, Perfect Pitch&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Basic Procedures for Piano Practice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/practice-routine.html"&gt;The Practice Routine &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/finger-positions.html"&gt;Finger Positions&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/bench-height-and-distance-from-piano.html"&gt;Bench Height and Distance from Piano &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/starting-piece-listening-and-analysis.html"&gt;Starting a Piece: Listening and Analysis (Fur Elise)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/practice-most-difficult-sections-first.html"&gt;Practice the Most Difficult Sections First &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/shortening-difficult-passages.html"&gt;Shortening Difficult Passages: Segmental (Bar-by-Bar) Practice &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/hands-separate-practice-acquiring.html"&gt;Hands Separate Practice: Acquiring Technique &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/continuity-rule.html"&gt;The Continuity Rule&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/chord-attack.html"&gt;The Chord Attack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/gravity-drop-chord-practice-and.html"&gt;Gravity Drop, Chord Practice, and Relaxation &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/parallel-sets.html"&gt;Parallel Sets&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/learning-and-memorizing.html"&gt;Learning and Memorizing &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/velocity-choice-of-practice-speed.html"&gt;Velocity, Choice of Practice Speed &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano1.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-to-relax.html"&gt;How to Relax &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/post-practice-improvement-ppi.html"&gt;Post Practice Improvement (PPI)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/dangers-of-slow-play-pitfalls-of.html"&gt;Dangers of Slow Play - Pitfalls of the Intuitive Method &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/importance-of-slow-play.html"&gt;Importance of Slow Play &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/fingering.html"&gt;Fingering&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/accurate-tempo-and-metronome.html"&gt;Accurate Tempo and the Metronome &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/weak-left-hand-using-one-hand-to-teach.html"&gt;Weak Left Hand; Using One Hand to Teach the Other&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/building-endurance-breathing.html"&gt;Building Endurance, Breathing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/bad-habits-pianists-worst-enemy.html"&gt;Bad Habits: A Pianist's Worst Enemy &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/damper-pedal.html"&gt;Damper Pedal &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/soft-pedal-timbre-and-normal-modes-of.html"&gt;Soft Pedal, Timbre, and Normal Modes of Vibrating Strings &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/hands-together-chopins-fantaisie.html"&gt;Hands Together: Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/summary.html"&gt;Summary&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Selected Topics in Piano Practice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. Tone, Rhythm and Staccato&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-is-good-tone.html"&gt;What is "Good Tone"?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-is-rhythm.html"&gt;What is Rhythm?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/staccato.html"&gt;Staccato&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/cycling-chopins-fantaisie-impromptu.html"&gt;Cycling (Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. Trills &amp; Tremolos &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/trills.html"&gt;Trills&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/tremolos-beethovens-pathetique-1st.html"&gt;Tremolos (Beethoven's Pathetique, 1st Movement)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;4. Hand, Body Motions for Technique&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/hand-motions.html"&gt;Hand Motions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/playing-with-flat-fingers.html"&gt;Playing with Flat Fingers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/body-motions.html"&gt;Body Motions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;5. Playing Fast: Scales, Arpeggios and Chromatic Scales (Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu, Beethoven's Moonlight, 3rd Movement)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/scales-thumb-under-thumb-over.html"&gt;Scales: Thumb Under, Thumb Over &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/to-motion-explanation-and-video.html"&gt;The TO Motion, Explanation and Video &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/practicing-to-speed.html"&gt;Practicing TO, Speed &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/scales-origin-nomenclature-and.html"&gt;Scales: Origin, Nomenclature, and Fingerings &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/arpeggios-chopin-cartwheel-motion.html"&gt;Arpeggios (Chopin, Cartwheel Motion)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/thrust-and-pull-beethovens-moonlight.html"&gt;Thrust and Pull, Beethoven's Moonlight, 3rd Movement &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/thumb-most-versatile-finger-examples.html"&gt;Thumb: the Most Versatile Finger; Examples of Scale/Arpeggio Practice Routines &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/fast-chromatic-scales.html"&gt;Fast Chromatic Scales &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;6. Memorizing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/why-memorize.html"&gt;Why Memorize?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/who-can-what-to-and-when-to-memorize.html"&gt;Who can, What to, and When to, Memorize &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/memorizing-and-maintenance.html"&gt;Memorizing and Maintenance &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/hand-memory.html"&gt;Hand Memory &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/starting-memorizing-process.html"&gt;Starting the Memorizing Process &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/reinforcing-memory.html"&gt;Reinforcing the Memory &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/practicing-cold.html"&gt;Practicing Cold &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/slow-play.html"&gt;Slow Play &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/mental-timing.html"&gt;Mental Timing &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/establishing-permanent-memory-and.html"&gt;Establishing Permanent Memory &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Hand Memory&lt;br /&gt;2. Music Memory&lt;br /&gt;3. Photographic Memory&lt;br /&gt;4. Keyboard Memory -- Mental Play&lt;br /&gt;5. Theoretical Memory &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/maintenance.html"&gt;Maintenance&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/sight-readers-versus-memorizers.html"&gt;Sight Readers versus Memorizers:&lt;/a&gt; Learning Bach's Inventions; Inventions #1, #8, #13; Quiet Hands; Sinfonia #15 &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/human-memory-function.html"&gt;Human Memory Function &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-to-become-good-memorizer.html"&gt;How to Become a Good Memorizer &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/summary_09.html"&gt;Summary&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;7. Exercises&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/introduction-intrinsic-limbering-and.html"&gt;Introduction: Intrinsic, Limbering, and Conditioning Exercises &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/parallel-set-exercises-for-intrinsic.html"&gt;Parallel Set Exercises for Intrinsic Technical Development &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-to-use-parallel-set-exercises.html"&gt;How To Use The Parallel Set Exercises &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/scales-arpeggios-finger-independence.html"&gt;Scales, Arpeggios, Finger Independence and Finger Lifting Exercises &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/playing-wide-chords-palm-stretching.html"&gt;Playing (Wide) Chords, Palm Stretching Exercises &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/practicing-jumps.html"&gt;Practicing Jumps &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/stretching-and-other-exercises.html"&gt;Stretching and Other Exercises &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/problems-with-hanon-exercises.html"&gt;Problems with Hanon Exercises &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/practicing-for-speed.html"&gt;Practicing for Speed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;8. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/outlining-beethovens-sonata-1.html"&gt;Outlining (Beethoven's Sonata #1)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;9. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/polishing-piece-eliminating-flubs.html"&gt;Polishing a Piece - Eliminating Flubs &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/cold-hands-illness-hand-injury-ear.html"&gt;Cold Hands, Illness, Injury, Ear Damage &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;11. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/sight-reading.html"&gt;Sight Reading &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/learning-relative-pitch-and-perfect.html"&gt;Learning Relative Pitch and Perfect Pitch (Sight Singing)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;13. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/videotaping-and-recording-your-own.html"&gt;Videotaping and Recording Your Own Playing &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;14. Preparing for Performances and Recitals &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/benefits-and-pitfalls-of.html"&gt;Benefits and Pitfalls of Performances/Recitals &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/basics-of-flawless-performances.html"&gt;Basics of Flawless Performances &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/practicing-for-performances.html"&gt;Practicing for Performances &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/practicing-musically.html"&gt;Practicing Musically &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/casual-performances.html"&gt;Casual Performances&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/performance-preparation-routines.html"&gt;Performance Preparation Routines &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/during-recital.html"&gt;During the Recital &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/that-unfamiliar-piano.html"&gt;That Unfamiliar Piano &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/after-recital.html"&gt;After the Recital&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;15. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/origin-and-control-of-nervousness.html"&gt;Origin and Control of Nervousness &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;16. Teaching &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/types-of-teachers.html"&gt;Types of Teachers &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/teaching-youngsters-parental.html"&gt;Teaching Youngsters, Parental Involvement &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/memorizing-reading-theory-mental-play.html"&gt;Reading, Memorizing, Theory, Mental Play, Absolute Pitch &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/some-elements-of-piano-lessons.html"&gt;Some Elements of Piano Lessons &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/why-greatest-pianists-could-not-teach.html"&gt;Why the Greatest Pianists Could Not Teach &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;17. Uprights, Grands, &amp; Electronics, Purchasing and Care &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/grand-upright-or-electronic.html"&gt;Grands, Uprights, or Electronics?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/electronic-pianos.html"&gt;Electronic Pianos &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/uprights.html"&gt;Uprights&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/grands.html"&gt;Grands&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/purchasing-acoustic-piano.html"&gt;Purchasing an Acoustic Piano &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/piano-care.html"&gt;Piano Care &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;18. How to Start Learning Piano: Youngest Children to Old Adults&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/do-you-need-teacher.html"&gt;Do You Need a Teacher?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/starter-books-and-keyboards.html"&gt;Starter Books and Keyboards &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/beginners-age-0-to-65.html"&gt;Beginners: Age 0 to 65+&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;19. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/ideal-practice-routine-bachs-teachings.html"&gt;The “Ideal” Practice Routine (Bach’s Teachings and Invention #4)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/learning-rules.html"&gt;Learning the Rules&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/routine-for-learning-new-piece.html"&gt;Routine for Learning a New Piece (Invention #4) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/normal-practice-routines-and-bachs.html"&gt;"Normal” Practice Routines and Bach’s Teachings &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;20. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/bach-greatest-composer-and-teacher-15.html"&gt;Bach: the Greatest Composer and Teacher (15 Inventions and their parallel sets) &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;21. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/psychology-of-piano.html"&gt;The Psychology of Piano &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;22. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/summary-of-method.html"&gt;Summary of Method &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Mathematical Theory of Piano Playing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/why-do-we-need-mathematical-theory.html"&gt;Why do we need a Mathematical Theory?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The Theory of Finger Motion for Piano&lt;br /&gt;a. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/serial-parallel-play.html"&gt;Serial, Parallel Play &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/speed-walls.html"&gt;Speed Walls &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;c. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/increasing-speed.html"&gt;Increasing Speed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/thermodynamics-of-piano-playing.html"&gt;Thermodynamics of Piano Playing &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/mozarts-formula-beethoven-and-group.html"&gt;Mozart's Formula, Beethoven and Group Theory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/mozart-eine-kleine-nachtmusik-sonata.html"&gt;Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Sonata K300 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;b. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/beethoven-5th-symphony-appassionata.html"&gt;Beethoven: 5th Symphony, Appassionata, Waldstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/learning-rate-calculation.html"&gt;Learning Rate Calculation &lt;/a&gt;(1000 Times Faster!) &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/future-research-topics.html"&gt;Future Research Topics &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;a. Momentum Theory of Piano Playing&lt;br /&gt;b. The Physiology of Technique&lt;br /&gt;c. Brain Research (HS vs HT Play, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;d. What Causes Nervousness?&lt;br /&gt;e. Causes of and Remedies for Tinnitus&lt;br /&gt;f. What is Music?&lt;br /&gt;g. At What Age to Start Piano?&lt;br /&gt;h. The Future of Piano&lt;br /&gt;i. The Future of Education &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Tuning Your Piano&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;1. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/introduction.html"&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/chromatic-scale-and-temperament.html"&gt;Chromatic Scale and Temperament &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/mathematics-of-chromatic-scale-and.html"&gt;Mathematics of the Chromatic Scale and Chords &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/temperament-music-and-circle-of-fifths.html"&gt;Temperaments, Music, and the Circle of Fifths &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/pythagorean-equal-meantone-and-well.html"&gt;Pythagorean, Equal, Meantone, and “Well” Temperaments &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;3. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/tuning-tools.html"&gt;Tuning Tools&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/preparation.html"&gt;Preparation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/getting-started.html"&gt;Getting Started &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/engaging-and-manipulating-tuning-lever.html"&gt;Engaging and Manipulating the Tuning Lever &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/setting-pin.html"&gt;Setting the Pin &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/tuning-unisons.html"&gt;Tuning Unisons &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/sympathetic-vibrations.html"&gt;Sympathetic Vibrations &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/making-that-final-infinitesimal-motion.html"&gt;Making that Final Infinitesimal Motion &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/equalizing-string-tension.html"&gt;Equalizing String Tensions &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/rocking-it-in-treble.html"&gt;Rocking It in the Treble &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/rumblings-in-bass.html"&gt;Rumblings in the Bass &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/harmonic-tuning.html"&gt;Harmonic Tuning &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-is-stretch.html"&gt;What is Stretch?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/precision-precision-precision.html"&gt;Precision, Precision, Precision &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;6. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/tuning-procedures-and-temperament.html"&gt;Tuning Procedures and Temperament &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/tuning-piano-to-tuning-fork.html"&gt;Tuning the Piano to the Tuning Fork &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/kirnberger-ii.html"&gt;Kirnberger II &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/equal-temperament.html"&gt;Equal Temperament&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;7. &lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/making-minor-repairs-voicing-and.html"&gt;Making Minor Repairs (Voicing and Polishing the Capstans)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hammer Voicing &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Polishing the Capstans &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chapter 3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Scientific Method, Theory of Learning and the Brain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;1. &lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/introduction.html"&gt;Introduction &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. &lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/scientific-approach.html"&gt;The Scientific Approach &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. &lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-is-scientific-method.html"&gt;What is a scientific Method?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. &lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/theory-of-learning.html"&gt;Theory of Learning &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. &lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-causes-dreams-and-methods-for.html"&gt;What Causes Dreams and Methods for Controlling Them &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/falling-dream.html"&gt;The Falling Dream &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/inability-to-run-dream.html"&gt;Inability-to-Run Dream &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/late-to-exams-or-getting-lost-dream.html"&gt;Late-to-Exam or Getting-Lost Dream &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/solving-my-long-and-complex-dream.html"&gt;Solving my Long and Complex Dream &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/controlling-dreams.html"&gt;Controlling Dreams &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/what-these-dreams-teach-us-about-our.html"&gt;What Dreams Tell Us about our Brains &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;6. &lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-to-use-your-subconscious-brain.html"&gt;How to Use Your Subconscious Brain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/emotions.html"&gt;Emotions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://fundamentalpiano3.blogspot.com/2006/03/using-subconscious-brain.html"&gt;Using the Subconscious Brain &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/testimonials.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TESTIMONIALS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2006/02/preface.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PREFACE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://contentspiano.blogspot.com/2005/10/abbreviations-frequently-used-phrases.html"&gt;ABBREVIATIONS &amp;amp; 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